Director, Canadian Tax

Sun Life; Toronto; Hybrid; CAD 135,000 - 195,000; Full time

Job summary

Sun Life in Canada seeks a Director, Canadian Tax to lead tax financial reporting and compliance for its Canadian insurance entities. You will drive efficiency, support audits, and provide tax analysis, forecasting, and effective tax-rate insights.

You will oversee quarterly IFRS tax provisions, develop streamlined tax deliverables, and advise management on complex tax issues. CPA designation and 8+ years in tax are required.

Qualifications

• 8+ years of progressive tax experience in a large corporation or major accounting firm.
• CPA designation required; completion of a MTax program or CPA Canada In Depth Tax Course is strongly preferred.
• 8+ years of experience with Canadian tax financial reporting for corporate and non-corporate entities.

Responsibilities

• Lead Canadian tax financial reporting and analysis for Sun Life's Canadian insurance companies, ensuring accurate quarterly income tax provisions under IFRS.
• Develop and implement processes to improve efficiency and timeliness of tax deliverables.
• Support government income tax audits and financial reporting audits, preparing formal responses and participating in walkthroughs.
• Prepare tax projections for planning and forecasting purposes.
• Prepare and analyze the consolidated effective tax rate for Sun Life’s Canadian and Corporate segments.
• Conduct tax research and interpret the impact of specific issues and transactions.

Skills

CPA designation

Tax reporting

Analytical thinking

Communication

Project management

Microsoft 365

Excel

SAP

Longview

Investment fund tax knowledge

Education

CPA designation

MTax program or CPA Canada In Depth Tax Course

Tools

SAP

Excel

Microsoft 365

Longview

Job description

Job Description

About the role The Director, Canadian Tax, will play a pivotal role in the tax financial reporting and compliance for Sun Life's Canadian insurance companies. The role will drive process improvements to enhance efficiency, support audits and regulatory inquiries, and provide tax analysis, forecasting, and effective tax rate insights.

What you'll be doing

• Help lead the Canadian tax financial reporting and analysis for Canadian insurance companies, ensuring the accurate and timely determination of quarterly income tax provisions under IFRS.
• Develop and implement processes to improve the efficiency and timeliness of various tax deliverables.
• Support both government income tax audits and financial reporting audits, preparing formal responses to queries and participating in walkthroughs.
• Prepare tax projections for planning and forecasting purposes.
• Prepare and analyze the consolidated effective tax rate for Sun Life’s Canadian and Corporate segments.
• Conduct tax research and interpret the impact of specific issues and/or transactions.
• Provide consultation and tax advice to business unit management and corporate functions.
• Support implementation of projects/initiatives and liaise with leaders throughout the organization.

What you'll need to succeed

• Minimum of 8 years of progressive tax experience in a large corporation and/or major accounting firm.
• CPA designation required; completion of a MTax program or CPA Canada In Depth Tax Course is strongly preferred.
• 8+ years of experience with Canadian tax financial reporting for corporate and non-corporate entities (such as partnerships and trusts).
• Proven experience implementing process improvements, including experience leveraging technology to implement automated solutions.
• Strong analytical and problem-solving skills.
• Excellent oral and written communication skills, with the ability to communicate technical information.
• Strong project management skills, including the ability to coordinate workflow for outsourcing arrangements and secondments.
• Proficiency in Microsoft 365 applications is essential.
• Proficiency with Excel (experience with pivot tables V/X-look ups).
• Experience with financial applications (preferably SAP).

Preferred Skills

• Familiarity with Canadian Investment Fund tax regime (asset).
• Understanding of the investment management business and/or insurance business (asset).
• Experience in tax technology tools (e.g. Longview) is an asset.

What's in it for you

• Unique Sabbatical Program gives you the opportunity to take up to 6 weeks off, every five years.
• Care Days available for self-care or care of others (i.e., family or others you may support) and Sick Days to support your well-being.
• The Base Pay range is for the primary location for which the job is posted.
• It may vary depending on the work location of the successful candidate or other factors.
• In addition to Base Pay, eligible Sun Life employees participate in various incentive plans, payment under which is discretionary and subject to individual and company performance.
• Certain sales-focused roles have sales incentive plans based on individual or group sales results.

Diversity and inclusion have always been at the core of our values at Sun Life. We welcome applications from qualified individuals from all backgrounds. Persons with disabilities who need accommodation in the application process, or those needing job postings in an alternative format, may e-mail a request to [e-mail]. We are proud to be a hybrid organization that offers our employees the choice and flexibility to work from both the office and virtually based on the needs of the business, our Clients and you. We may use artificial intelligence to support candidate sourcing, screening, interview scheduling.

Salary Range: 135,000/135 000 - 195,000/195 000

Job Category: Finance Posting End Date: 24/11/2026

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